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dience, the main thing. Great promiſes. Judgements pronounced againſt Kelley his tearing the paper of Covenant. Againſt others, (ſome already executed) for enticing him away: By which it ſeems Kelley being terrified, reſolves to tarry, and obey. ¶ The Stone, ſtrangely taken away, ſtrangely reſtored, in the preſence and ſight of both.
X The Act of obedience (good words, to countenance greateſt villanies, never wanted: as dayly ſeen:) performed, is accepted by ſhews and ſpeeches. Commendation of Wiſdom. Secrecy enjoyned.
XI Cabaliſtical Doctrine, of the Creation of man: The ſoul of man, not the ſubject of ſanctification, &c. Great Promiſes and Predictions: (equally true) entertained, (with the Doctrine:) with comfort.
p. 28. Prince Roſimberg: (the man now in favour: but miſerably abuſed and deluded:) two Letters of his to Doctor Dee, &c. Several queſtions by him propoſed, as expecting great things; and wholly to be governed by their ſpirits. His confidence of a great Treaſure, in the Powder delivered unto him.
p. 30. Several Questions, and Petitions of Doctor Dee's upon the former Propoſition, &c. to be offered unto God: among the reſt, one for the making of the Philoſophers Stone: Another, for Kelley's being ſick: for his Wife, being barren: for his own Wife ſick, &c. The Empeperour of Moſcovie, his great opinion of Doctor Dee, and favour offered.
But here followeth that great hiatus, or interruption of Story, which bereaves us of many years (ſpoken of in the Preface:) account. All from hence, to the end, ſet out unto us but the ſad and lamentable Cataſtrophie of this long Deluſion. Kelley is no more heard of now; yet the ſpirits appear ſtill in the ſame ſhape, as before.

¶ An. Dom. 1607. (Stylo Jul.) Martii 20.

By this time Doctor Dee was become a very old man: If he were Sexagenarius (as he is ſtiled in Puccius his Letter, P. I. 439. l. 15.) a, d. 1586, he muſt needs be fourſcore and upwards by this: But we need not take the word ſo preciſely: However if towards it then, (more or leſſe) he muſt be very old now, as I ſaid before.


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Action I. p. 32. Raphael (pretended) ſent unto Doctor Dee, to comfort him, being (beſides old Age) much afflicted with poverty and ſickneſſe.
II p. 33. The ſame Raphael. Of a certain Treaſure ſomewhere under ground, (as was ſuppoſed.) Doctor Dee's queſtions rather eluded, than really anſwered. Put-offs, and Promiſes, (of wonderful Wiſdom, &c.) ſtill.
III ibid. A Voice ſent to Door Dee, then (as it ſeemeth) alone.
IV p. 34. Raphael again: who, with many fair Pretenſes, and very forcible Rhetorick (to ſuch an one as Dolor Dee) doth deliver a meſſage unto him, of a Journey into a far Country, to be undertaken by him in this his miſerable caſe and condition, of purſe and body, through years, and preſent ſickneſſe.

The danger of his diſobedience herein, and reward of obedience; the Philoſophers Stone, &c. Doctor Dee is willing. (O rare faith: or rather prodigious, but deſerved infatuation!) Salisbury, and his Devils; if the Devil may be believed.

p. 36. Some Caſes and Queſtions propoſed, and to be propoſed.
It ſeems Doctor Dee, at this time, took upon him to be a Cunning-man. His neceſſity which was great, might put him to it to try all means: but I think he was too honeſt to thrive by it.

V p. 39.

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